"Ellie C" wrote in message
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Hi All,

I recently moved to the south of France from the northeast part of
the
US, so I'm completely unused to the new climate, and am not sure
what to
expect. I have planted some raspberry bushes and I'm wondering if I
should expect them to shed their leaves in the autumn, or if they
stay
green all year. Where I'm from, in Massachusetts, the leaves would
have
fallen by now, so I'm just a bit surprised to see these small plants
looking very green and happy.

Do they need any special treatment to make them stop growing before
winter (such as it is) sets in? Stop watering them perhaps?

Hello Ellie,

I doubt if you would get much joy from asking questions in this
newsgroup about gardening in the South of France. The gardening
conditions are just not comparable.

Franz